E&S/Specialty

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are girding for sticker-shock outrage from consumers as they prepare to implement across-the-board rate increases in the flood-insurance program.

Research firm Conning says all signs point to a deteriorating liability-insurance market.

Technology platforms and portals like BOLT from SeaPass Solutions present intriguing opportunities in business and revenue growth for both agencies and small businesses alikeand though the technology might enable greater profitability, perhaps one of its biggest benefits is that it allows agents, brokers and small-business owners to focus on what...

Technology platforms and portals like BOLT from SeaPass Solutions present intriguing opportunities in business and revenue growth for both agencies and small businesses alikeand though the technology might enable greater profitability, perhaps one of its biggest benefits is that it allows agents, brokers and small-business owners to focus on what...

As CEO of XL Groups North American P&C Insurance operations, Seraina Maag directs seven lines of business in America, Bermuda and Canada and has also assumed responsibility for global Excess Casualty and Surety. A mother of three and former master of voltige (gymnastics on horseback), Maag was elected a Young...

Superstorm Sandy has claimed its share of property and sentimental personal belongingsand in some cases, the damage left in the storms wake has been enough to make grown men cry.

The U.S. government has ordered crop insurers to charge lower premiums to soybean growers for the second year in a row as part of rate revisions for six major crops, even as many farmers collect on claims following this year's severe drought.

Producers were asked to name the best carriers for the lines of business those producers write, including Cyber Liability, Business Interruption, and Workers Compensation. Click to see the top carriers for 16 lines of business.